Achior

Achior was an Ammonite mercenary general in the service of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. In 650 BC, he commanded the Ammonite contingent in Holofernes' army, and he was mocked for advising Holofernes against attacking the Israelites, fearing that their God would protect them. Holofernes ordered his slaves to seize Achior and take him to Bethulia, where he would be handed over to the Israelites, and he was tied up and left at the bottom of a hill. He was taken into the care of the town magistrates Uzziah ben Micah, Chabris ben Gothoniel, and Charmis ben Melchiel, who praised him for standing up to Holofernes' arrogance, and Uzziah took him from the assembly to his own house. Soon, Bethulia was besieged by the Assyrian army, but Judith beheaded Holofernes and brought hi shead back to the city; Achior was the first man to recognize his severed head, and he converted to Judaism.